Among the countries with available information, Bolivia had the highest share of employment informality, amounting to almost 85 percent of the total employed population in 2019. This means that more than three out of every four workers in Bolivia were informally employed in that year. Uruguay was one of the countries with the lowest share of informal employment in the region, with around 21.4 percent of the employed population being informally employed.
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022
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ILO. (June 25, 2023). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037216/informal-employment-share-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ILO. "Informal employment as percentage of total employment in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022." Chart. June 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037216/informal-employment-share-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ILO. (2023). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037216/informal-employment-share-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ILO. "Informal Employment as Percentage of Total Employment in Selected Countries in Latin America and The Caribbean as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037216/informal-employment-share-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ILO, Informal employment as percentage of total employment in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037216/informal-employment-share-latin-america-caribbean-country/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022 [Graph], ILO, June 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037216/informal-employment-share-latin-america-caribbean-country/